Which leader is called the ?father? of India?s social reform movement? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Raja Rammohan Roy (c) G. K. Gokhale (d) Lokmanya Tilak
8 11374Which of the following statements is not correct ? (a) The 42nd Amendment extended the term of Lik Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies from 5 years to 6 years. (b) The president can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of the Prime Minister. (c) Money Bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha. (d) One third members of the Rajya Sabha retire on the expiry of every third year.
2 4910Nalanda University flourished during the reign of which of the following rules? (a) Chandragupta Maurya (b) Ashoka (c) Kanishka (d) Harsha
8 22049The device to convert alternating current into direct current is (a) Transformer (b) Rectifier (c) Alternator (d) Condenser
11 19085Shri Kiran Karnik is the (a) President of NASSCOM (b) Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (c) Chairman of Maharashtra State Public Service Commission (d) Managing Director of Engineers India Ltd.
2 4802Combustion of a candle is a (a) Photochemical reaction (b) Exothermic reaction (c) Physical change (d) Endothermic reaction
5 21918Consider the following statements : 1. Bermuda situated in Western Atlantic Ocean is a United Kingdom Overseas Territory. 2. 38th Parallel divided boundary between North and South Vietnam before unification. 3. Bahamas situated near Florida is one of the states of USA. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
1 3307Consider the following statements : 1. Falkland Islands are situated in Pacific Ocean. 2. Red Sea separates Sudan from Egypt. 3. England, Norway, Denmark surround North Sea. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 2 only (b) 1and 3 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 only
2 3638Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East? (a) Salt Lake City ? Pittsburg-San Francisco-Boston (b) San Francisco-Salt Lake City-Pittsburg-Boston (c) Salt Lake City-San Francisco-Boston-Pittsburg (d) San Francisco-Pittsburg-Salt Lake City-Boston
2 4014Consider the following statements : 1. The demand for commodities having a large number of close substitutes is less elastic than the commodities having a smaller number of substitutes. 2. Luxury items have a highly elastic demand. 3. The commodities whose consumption cannot easily be postponed have less elastic demand. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
1 3393A town ?P? is located in a particular district. The town ?A? is west of ?P?. Town ?T? is east of ?P?. Town ?K? is east of ?B? but west of ?T? and ?A?. They are all in the same district. Which town is the farthest west? (a) P (b) K (c) B (d) A
2 11280Recently, Government disinvested stake in VSNL, IBP and IPCL to (a) Bharti Telesonic, Reliance and GAIL, respectively (b) Tata Group of Industries, Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance, respectively (c) Bharti Telesonic, Royal Dutch Shell and Pfizer, respectively (d) Motorola, Kuwait petroleum and Ranbaxy, respectively
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